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Werner Israel

1931 - 2022

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Werner Israel, OC FRSC FRS (October 4, 1931 – May 18, 2022) was a distinguished theoretical physicist best known for his contributions to gravitational theory, and especially to the understanding of black holes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Werner Israel has received more than 81,104 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Werner Israel is the 745th most popular physicist (down from 694th in 2019), the 4,961st most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,303rd in 2019) and the 96th most popular German Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Werner Israel ranks 745 out of 717. Before him are Sverker Johansson, Albert-László Barabási, Bertrand Halperin, Seth Neddermeyer, John Houghton, and Mary K. Gaillard. After him are Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Brian Cox, Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Norris Bradbury, and Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Werner Israel ranks 497. Before him are István Hevesi, Tom Wilson, Brook Benton, Andrew Hill, Martin Milner, and John Houghton. After him are Charlie Logg, Ricardo Vidal, Gene Fullmer, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Ken Bates. Among people deceased in 2022, Werner Israel ranks 400. Before him are Bob Lanier, Fabián O'Neill, David McCullough, Ronnie Hawkins, Don Young, and Taylor Hawkins. After him are Ilinka Mitreva, Alexei Panshin, Enrique Rodríguez, Janusz Kupcewicz, Jason David Frank, and András Törőcsik.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Israel ranks 4,961 out of 6,142. Before him are Svenja Schulze (1968), Ricco Groß (1970), Harald Schmid (1957), Reinhold Ewald (1956), Volker Bruch (1980), and Farin Urlaub (1963). After him are Arón Piper (1997), Peter Broeker (1926), Tom Beck (1978), Lars Riedel (1967), Gerd Kische (1951), and Bela B. (1962).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Germany

Among physicists born in Germany, Werner Israel ranks 96. Before him are Ernst Ising (1900), Gregor Wentzel (1898), Jürgen Kurths (1953), Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert (1769), Rolf-Dieter Heuer (1948), and Rudolf Haag (1922). After him are Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell (1886).

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